[ziggywigs]

Definitely Bicarb of Soda....with bread  as I understand it.

If you put some bicarbonate of soda on a piece of bread and feedit to seagulls - they will explode

Seen it on a few sites about culling seagulls....not that i advocate it.

[WG.]

Definitely Bicarb of Soda....with bread as I understand it

Might well kill them but in a less spectacular style.  Bicarb can only produce Carbon Dioxide.  Carbide produces acetylene gas when it comes into contact with water - basis of the old carbide lamps.  

[ziggywigs]

Well that's a relief anyways WG....would hate to think of exploding seagulls...especially near the coast.

[richyrich7]

Definitely Bicarb of Soda....with bread  as I understand it.

If you put some bicarbonate of soda on a piece of bread and feedit to seagulls - they will explode

Seen it on a few sites about culling seagulls....not that i advocate it.

I'm told it works with pigeons use grain and bicarb . The Idea is to keep the stuff dry and inside barns sheds etc. But to be honest can't see birds bothering with it.

[jennyb]

take it this would be same to humans then - i could put it in our compost heap i mean - seems we have "visitors" in there.  didn't want to put bait in there tho,  if we are then going to put the compost on the garden later on!

[MontyTom]

The bicarb will react with stomach acid and produce carbon dioxide gas, obviously in excess to create the swelling.

You sure about the gas type produced? :?   Humans take bicarb (an alkaline) to neutralize excess stomach acids and gases for relief. In the days before Alka Seltzer, Tums, Immodium and whatever, you simply spooned some baking soda in water and when it bubbled, it was 'bottoms up!' If you don't already have stomach gas, it can create some, especially in the different kinds of digestive systems in animals which can't break the wind for relief. And yes, Munty, it is rather painful for them.

positive, we make rockets take off in classrooms with the same ingredients (but use lemon juice as the acid).  if you take the alkali (bicarb) you would take a more metered dose to counteract, neutralise, the excess stomach acid, e.g one or two tablets, not a whole bucket full!

[stompy]

Bi-carb soda fizzes up when i contact with moisture.

Once enough gets into their stomaches they literaly explode :twisted:

Seen it with seagulls wrap bi-carb in bread throw it in the air seagull grabs it swallows it down 30 secs later POP. :cry:

Wouldn't use this very inhumane way to kill them myself.....

[Isprinsessan]

Wouldn't use this very inhumane way to kill them myself.....

What NEVER stompy? Sounds like you have a bit of experience to me..go on, confess  :!:

[richyrich7]

Wouldn't use this very inhumane way to kill them myself.....

Well just got told another recipe by my butcher today, worse than the last one involving plaster of paris  and ...........

But each to their own, me I just hate them down to the bone   :twisted: only good one's a dead one

[frazzy]

omg lol me and my huby have just been imagining chilling out on our plots ,having a cup of tea and Bang !  there goes another one lmao exploding rats and mice every where .

[richyrich7]

[philmay]

Mixed it up yesterday, and most of it has already been eaten. Got mouse droppings all around it. But does it actually work? spoke to some of the old boys on site and they think ive lost the plot  :oops:  And if it does work, should I leave some down perminently in case I get any more?

[frazzy]

my hubby wants to know if it matters what type of flour you use and do you put it down dry  :?

[philmay]

The mice will eat it no matter what type of flour, its the bicarb thats supposed to kill them. I put mine down dry. Waiting to find out if anybody has used it with any Success.

[WG.]

my hubby wants to know if it matters what type of flour you use and do you put it down dry  :?

You put it down dry so that the first water seen by the bicarb is in Mickey's or Roland's stomach.

Plain flour is fine since self-raising simply has some bicarb already added (and tartaric acid).  Wholemeal flour if you like although the long-term health of the diner should not be foremost in your mind.